All About Color #BB9CC9

#BB9CC9

About #BB9CC9

#BB9CC9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BB9CC9. In RGB it is red 187, green 156, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 281°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 7%, 22%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.71:1 on black.

#BB9CC9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9C, C9
CMYK6.97%, 22.39%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal187, 156, 201
HSL281°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal273, 234, 311
HSV (HSB)281.33°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011100, 11001001
CIE-L*AB68.43, 19.69, -18.80
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.18%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH68.43, 27.22, 316.33
XYZ42.92, 38.56, 60.44
CIE-L*UV68.43, 14.32, -31.98
xyY0.30, 0.27, 38.56
Hunter-Lab62.10, 14.72, -14.24
RYB73.33%, 61.18%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9CC9 on a dark background: contrast 8.71:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9CC9 on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9CC9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9CC9 · #E4D8E9 · #9261A8 · #AAC99C · #DDE9D8

Analogous palette

#9CAAC9 · #A49CC9 · #BB9CC9 · #C99CC1 · #C99CAA

Triadic palette

#BB9CC9 · #C9BB9C · #9CC9BB · #E4D8E9 · #E9E4D8

Tetradic palette

#BB9CC9 · #C9A49C · #AAC99C · #9CC1C9 · #9261A8

Monochromatic palette

#714884 · #986BAE · #BB9CC9 · #DDCEE4 · #F4EFF6

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